Swedish noun

en vitlök

garlic, Allium sativum/viːtløːk/

Meaning

garlic, Allium sativum

Forms

Forms of vitlök
Singular, indefinite	en vitlök
Singular, definite	vitlöken
Plural, indefinite	vitlökar
Plural, definite	vitlökarna

vitlök is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor vitlök, den stora vitlöken. Check another noun

Practise vitlök

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Is it en vitlök or ett vitlök?

vitlök in a sentence

Vampyrer tål inte vitlök
Vampires can't tolerate garlic

Questions

What does vitlök mean in English?

vitlök means “garlic, Allium sativum”.

Is it en vitlök or ett vitlök?

It is en vitlök, and “the garlic” is vitlöken.

What is the plural of vitlök?

The plural of vitlök is vitlökar, and the definite plural is vitlökarna.

Origin

Compound of vit (“white”) + lök (“onion”).

Nearby common words

vitlök is number 7,334 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

7,330rationell rational
7,331greppa grasp, grab hold of
7,332reflektera reflect
7,333åskådare spectator
7,335tupp rooster, proportionate
7,336gentjänst a return favor (favor in return for another favor)
7,337kanna pot, jug
7,338lasagne lasagne

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary